Title :
High current permanent discharges in air induced by femtosecond laser filamentation
Author :
Houard, A. ; Amico, C.D. ; Liu, Y. ; Andre, Y.-B. ; Franco, M. ; Prade, B. ; Salmon, E. ; Pierlot, P. ; Cleon, L.-M. ; Mysyrowicz, A.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire d¿Optique Appliquée, ENSTA, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7639, F-91761, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Filaments created in air by an intense femtosecond laser pulse in the presence of an electric field generate a highly conductive permanent plasma column.
Keywords :
Conductivity; Electrodes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431068
